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Gene Nlo £;I Cal Sket Cli Gene nlo £;i cal sket cli..... 11 !I'he first Woodward lmovm in nistory11 WOOD YI.ARD I !c.t!ERO!l ROY.AL C C:1licago?l898?l PHOTO, GIBSON, 1898 HALF•TONE ENG, BY O. KOHN THERON ROY AL WOODWARD CHICAGO, ILL. GENEALOGICAL SKETCH. THERON ROYAL10 WOODWARD, b. Clarendon, Vt., May 2.:5, 1848. Son of John Perkins9 Woodward, b. Hancock, Vt., July 11, 1822, d. Kingston, Wis., Nov. 26, 1879 (Zelotes," Beniah,7 Nathan,~ Benajah,6 Israel,' John,3 Nathaniel,:' NathanieP), and Marytl Dodge, b. Starksboro, Vt., June 27, 1826, d. Kingstoi1, . 1 Wis., Dec., 25, 1890 (Joel/ Joel/ Rev. Jordan/ John/ John,=' Israel,2 Tristran1 ). Married, 1st, Kingston, Wis., Jan. 18, 1877, Anna Elizabeth' Stevens, b. Kingston, Wis., Feb. 26, 1856, d. Kansas City, Mo., 1 1 Aug. 12, 1883, daughter of Mortitner Wi11slow= Stevens (Henry B:!., Asa ) b. Aug. 31, 1817, d. July· 18, 1901, and Harriet Valentine; n1.,. 2nd, Oconomowoc, Wis., Sep. 26, 189-1-, Mrs. Estelle10 (Clark) King, of Chicago, b. Barre, Mass., May 31, 1864, daughter of Entory Augustus!' Clark, b. March 8, 1839 (Anson/ Luther/ John/ Capt. John,5 Isaac,' John,=' John,2 Hugh1 b. 1613), and Caroline Elizabeth3 1 Haskins (Nathan,2 Nathan ), h. North New Salen1, Mass., Sep. 28, 18 .. p. l\frs. Woodward ,vas the widow of Dewello J. King, b. Feb. 26, 1853, d. May 30, 1892. By hint she had Ethel Clark King, b. July 10, 1892, d. Feb. i, 1899. Mr. Woodward re111oved with his parents front Rutland, Vt., to Kingston, Wis., April, 1855. In 1869 he entered the transportation business in Chicago, and remained in it until 1883, when he beca111e connected with the Kansas City Daily Tiines. He was three years correspondent of the New York Clipper, and front 1883 to 1886 the Kansas City correspondent of the New York Dramatic News. Returned to Chicago in 1886, and was Chicago representatiye of the Kansas City Titnes, New Orleans Delta, Mentphis Avalanche and \Vashington Ne\VS. In 1886 becante secretary and treasurer Lanward Publishing Co., of Chicago; in 1902 is sole owner. Occupation, publisher of periodicals, books, ""a:c., etc. In Chicago, Mr. Woodward has been a 111e111ber of the Art Institute, Illiuois Club, Chicago Athletic Club, Hyde Park Club and Sons of Vennont. He is also Life Men1ber New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., Life Me111ber ()Id Colony Historical Society, Taunton, Mass., Charter Member Illinois Society Sons of the American Revolution, Charter Men1ber and Se~retary Society of the War of 1812 in the State of Illinois, Treasurer Order of the Old Guard, Historian Illinois Society of Mayflo\ver Descendants, Mentber Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Illinois, New England Society of Chicago, Pres~ Cluh of Chicago, Citizens Association, Trade Press Association and Kenwood Club. He also belongs to the Masonic and several other fraternal orders. He has been an extensive traveler in his native country, and in 1900 111a·le a European tour. 1\-Ir. Woodward has taken great interest in genealogical study and is author and publisher of the' 'Dodge Genealogy'' ( 1902) and is preparing a volunte 011 the descendants of Nathaniel Woodward of Boston. The early generations of this family he has already contributed to the N. lt His. & Gen. Register, April 1897. Chil•n all born in Chicago, Ill. 11 I. HARRI Hr Y.-\LHN'l'INR \\'OOI>\V.ARI>, h. l\Iay 15, 18,8. 111., Chicago, Ill., :Sov. 6, 19001 \\"alter \Vemple Cruttenden, h. Chicago, I>t:c. 12, 1877, son of 'l'hom:t.s Spencer Cruttemlen, h. New York City, Jan. 24, 1847, anrl Susie Rehecca ~mith, h. ~ew York City, June q .. 18.,i9; 111. Oct . .25, 18j.~. Chil<l: I. \VAI.TER \VHMPI.J-:12 CRl7T'l'HNI>J~~. h. Jan. ,) 1, 1<)02. II. l\tIORTll\1F.R STE\"gNs \VOOD\\.A.RI>, h. ~ov. 9, 18j9. III. NAJAH ESTELI4H WOOD\VARI>, h. Oct. 161 1895. IV. THERON ROYAI4 \VOOD\VARD, h. July 29, 1897: cl. June 8, 1898. V. EMORY CI4ARK WOOI>\VARI>, h. Feb. 27, 1900. ·SJJJsftHIYSSYll 1A.1.Nnoa 113.LSJOIIOM 'IIYHSIIJ.13cl .:10 NMO.L JH.L .:10 .LIIYcl NIIJH.LAOS JH.L NI 'IRYMJHOIN '111, YNYG 3H.L NO a1no111 INllllftl .LNJIONY IH.L NI tOI L 'I .1sn1n, G3.L:13H3 .... •: -i·-._y;:~/} )".}_:- __.:_· _;.· ..... ·~: _.... '. :-~~--' THE FIRST WOODWARD KNOWN IN HISTORY. (By THERON ROYAL WOODWARD.) HIC: l::.ST : VVADARD: {Here is Woodward) The above engraving is a reproduction of a section of the celebrated Bayeux "rapestry. THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY. Freetnan's Nor111an Conquest, Vol. 3, P. 377-385 states that this Tapestry was made in the eleventh century (perhaps in England) for Bishop Odo* and was probably designed by him as an or11an1ent for his newly rebuilt cathedral church at Bayeux. It is 214 feet long, 20 inches wide and is a pictured story of the Nom1an Conquest. It is now kept under glass in the public library at Bayeux, France, where it is stretched out around the room at a convenient height where it may be studied at the greatest ease. The facts give evide11ce that it is a contemporary work. The only persons on the Norman side who appear by na111e in the representation of the landing and of the battle are Duke Willian1 (the Conqueror), his two brothers Bishop Odo and Robert, Count Eustace of Boulogne and Turold, Vital and Wadard, favorite retainers of Bishop Odo. We see Turold, Vital and Wadard here in the Tapestry but no other mention survives of them except they have been traced out in Domesday Booki", Ralph the son of Turold, Vital, Wadard "hon10 Episcopi," and in every case their land is held of Bishop Odo. It is plain that in tbe n1ind of the designer of the Tapestry the Bishop of Bayeux (Odo) and his favorite followers can1e next after Duke William himself. The introduction of Turold, Vital and Wadard is evidently an aUusion to Fome fact which was perfectly well known at the time, but of which no other record has been preserved. As such it is another witness to . the contemporary date and authority of the Tapestry. Mr. An1yot points out that Wadard is not only a proper name but that it is the name of a real man who appears 1n Don1esday anrl held land in six counties under Bishop Odo. Dr. Lingard in his History of England says the Tapestry was designed to con1n1emorate the share which the n1e11 of Bayeux bore in the Conquest of England. If this be true there can be little doubt that Wadard was a Norman. *Bishop Odo, J:ia,lf brother of William tlte Conqueror, was a priestly Warrior who fought at Hastings and was afterward made Earl of Kent. tDomesday Book, I, 6, 7, 8, Sa, 9, 10, 32, 77, 155b, 238b, 342b. Frank Rede Fowke in "The Bayeux Tapestry," Loudon 1898, p. 22, says that the earliest known 111ention of this interesting work is made in inventories of the ornaments of the Cathedral of Bayeux taken in 1369 and 1476. It is the noblest monument in the world relating to old English History. The entire Tapestry has been reproduced and colored plates can be seen in all the large libraries of the world. The Tapestry is divided into seventy-two scenes and contains "representatians of 1,512 objects. These figures are worked with a needle in worsteds of eight diff~rent colors. The intention of most of the compartments is explained by Latin inscriptions placed over then1. Modern research concludes that this historical embroidery 1s a conten1porary ~ork in which the Conquerors Queen, Matilda, had no part and that it was probably ordered for his cathedral by Bishop Odo and 111ade by Norman workpeople at Bayeux. Under the heading Hie Est 117adard is represented a Knight, then so well known that a further description than his name appeared superfluous to the artist, who converses vdth the captor of a little pack-horse, shown by its small stature and hogged mane to be English bred. Mr. Hudson Gurney surmised that he was the Duke's dapi­ fer, a title equivalent to ·seneschal in a royal household. Mr. An1yot ( "Archreologia" vol. xix, p. 203) and Mr. Planche ( "Journal Brit. Arch. Asso." vol. xxiii, p. r 49) conclude hin1 to be one of Bishop Odo's officers ,vho dis­ tinguished hin1self in this expedition. In ''British Fan1ily Nantes," Henry Barber, M. D., London 189..J., is given a list ofNonna1111a111e~ take11fro111 the Roll of Batten Abbey who were companions of the Conqutror. This roll was suspended in the great hall and bore nan1es of 645 Knights. Those that nre also in Don1esclay Book 111ay be considered as genuine followers of the Conqueror who survived the Battle of Hastings. It is obvious that those who co111pare favorably vvith Domesday Book are 111ost reliable and others who do not stand thnt test 111ay be considered of later elate. An1ong the na1nes referred to abo,·e appears that of Woodward under the forn1 of "Warclebois." Dr. Barber gives the different early ways of spelling the fa111ily nan1e of Woodward as follows: Woodard, Wid­ ard, Wadarcl, Wodard, Waudarcl, Oudanl, Oudart, etc., etc. It has also been claimed, with what authority I know not, that the nante Woodward is anglicized front the Norman-French ''Duboisgarde." Bos,vorth's Anglo­ Saxon Diet. gives ''Wurluweard." The ancient Norn1an R:olls haye been published by the British government and i]?. the "Rotuli Oblatis et Finibus of King John" the nanie Woochvard appears in the county of Darwick, A. D.
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